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2. Four Beauties - Wikipedia

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   One of the earliest references to qualities later associated with the canonical Four Great Beauties appears in the Zhuangzi.In one chapter, the women Mao Qiang and Lady Li are described as "great beauties" who "when fish see them they dart into the depths, when birds see them they soar into the skies, when deer see them they bolt away without looking back".

3. Chinese ideals of female beauty - Wikipedia

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   The importance of feminine beauty in China has been deeply ingrained into the culture: historically, a woman's livelihood was often determined by her ability to find an eligible husband, a feat aided by fitting into the cultural ideals of beauty. [2] Black hair that is long, thick and shiny is seen as particularly beautiful among Chinese women.

4. Wang Zhaojun - Wikipedia

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   As she was born when her father was very old, he regarded her as "a pearl in the palm". Wang Zhaojun was endowed with dazzling beauty with an extremely intelligent mind. She was adept in playing the pipa and also mastered the ancient "Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar" – the guqin, go, calligraphy and Chinese painting.

5. The 10 most beautiful Chinese actresses, according to ... - AOL

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   The online ranking released by Japanese website Everyone's Ranking surveyed the opinions of over 800 Japanese men and women aged between 10 and 39. The 10 most beautiful Chinese actresses ...

6. Women in China - Wikipedia

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   Uyghur Muslim women were oppressed and often held domestic service positions, while Han Chinese women were free and given a choice of profession. [100] When Uyghur Muslim women married Han Chinese men, the women were hated by their families and people. The Uyghur Muslims viewed single unmarried women as prostitutes and held them in extreme ...

7. Xia Ji - Wikipedia

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   Xia Ji, 1870 edition Baimei xinyong tuzhuan (百美新詠圖傳, New Illustrated Poems about 100 Beautiful Women). Xia Ji (Chinese: 夏姬; pinyin: Xià Jī; born c. 630 BC) [a] was a Chinese noblewoman of the Spring and Autumn period known for her exceptional beauty, and who reportedly had multiple marriages in her lifetime.